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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
2
State park officials in Springfield Illinois on June 4 discussed efforts to curb unkept promises in park maintenance. The meeting addressed funding, staffing, and policy changes to ensure reliable park services.
Marvin Clevinger, 24, died just before midnight from gunshot wounds in Dallas. A youth was charged with his slaying. Officials noted that if the shooting had occurred after midnight, $2,000 in insurance would have elapsed. A carving of initials on trees prompted the park admonition to leave names on boards.
Imperial Airways plans to extend long distance operations with 18 ton flying boats as part of a Europe to Atlantic service. The Cassiopeia and Courtier operate with safety first, speed last, detailing schedules, fueling stops, and onboard amenities while facing ice, high altitude, and primitive Italian facilities on Rome and Marseilles legs.
Beverly Hills Calif June 4 AP Jean Harlow ailing film star passed a restless night after receiving an intravenous injection of glucose to sustain her strength her mother Mrs Jean Bello said today Miss Harlow's illness has been described as inflammation of the gall bladder by her physician Dr E C Fishbaugh as just a bad cold
In Los Angeles on June 4, a 17 year old blonde named Marlyn Stuart won the world’s softest job. A judge approved her contract to speak one line twice weekly on a radio program. The line is “Oh, mamma, that man’s here again.” She receives $50 weekly.
Thomas King of St. Louis, the first defendant in an inquiry into alleged irregularities in Missouri legislative payroll, was released on a 1500 dollar bond after a voluntary appearance before Justice of the Peace J G Leslie. His bond was signed by Leo Levy and Henry Tolin. King faces a charge of feloniously defrauding the state of twenty dollars by posing as a legislative clerk. A protest by Rep J A Gray linked to payroll fraud claims in the House. Also: a separate Toledo item notes a bread wagon driver encountering a police dog occupying his seat during a sit down strike.
Augustus Dwight Beard, 27, a former college football player, was executed in Huntsville for shooting John F. Nerits, a former Dallas detective who resisted a garage holdup. Beard denied the slayings for which he was condemned in North Carolina and Texas.
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